Police: Man charged in domestic assault skipped court date

NORWALK — A Norwalk man was charged Monday with failure to appear in court following a domestic violence case dating back to 2014.

Roberto Guarino, 49, of Walter Avenue, was charged with two counts of first-degree failure to appear. His bond was set at $30,000 and he was given a court date of Sept. 13.

On Feb. 24, 2014, police said that Guarino was charged with striking a female victim repeatedly in what they described as a domestic dispute at a Linden Heights home. He was charged with third-degree strangulation, third-degree assault, second-degree threatening, and three counts of risk of injury to a minor.

On April, 10, 2015, he was charged with violation of a protective order when police said he sent numerous text messages to the protected party.